Effects of resident rhizobial communities and soil type on the effective nodulation of pulse legumes

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1339-1346

  Slattery, J F ^a   Pearce, D J ^a   Slattery, W J ^a  

^a Rutherglen Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crop yield; Nodulation effectiveness; pH; Rhizobial inoculation; Rhizobial populations

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DATA REDUCTION; NITROGEN FIXATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; SOILS;

NODULATION; RHIZOBIA;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ACID SOIL; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; INOCULATION; LEGUME; RHIZOBACTERIUM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM; CICER; CICER ARIETINUM; LENS CULINARIS; LUPINUS; LUPINUS ANGUSTIFOLIUS; MESORHIZOBIUM; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PISUM; PISUM SATIVUM; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; VICIA; VICIA FABA; VICIA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA;

EID: 3142601079     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2004.04.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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